College of the Desert Nursing: 89% NCLEX Pass Rate (2026)

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NCLEX-RN pass rates by year

Board-reported first-time pass rates for College of the Desert, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 91% over 402 candidates.

College of the Desert's latest reported year is 2025, and that 89.11% — from a cohort of 101 first-time candidates — is 2.4 points above the 86.7% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2025.

College of the Desert NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate by exam year, with candidate counts
Exam year	First-time pass rate	Candidates
2025	89.11%	101
2024	95.65%	92
2023	91.21%	91
2022	90%	80
2021	86.84%	38

Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for College of the Desert.

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<p>Source: <a href="https://mynursingschools.com/schools/college-of-the-desert-ca-ca">College of the Desert — Nursing Program Outcomes</a> by MyNursingSchools. College of the Desert NCLEX-RN 2025: 89.11% on 101 candidates.</p><table><caption>First-time NCLEX pass rates</caption><thead><tr><th>Period</th><th>Pass rate</th><th>Candidates</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2021</td><td>86.84%</td><td>38</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>90%</td><td>80</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>91.21%</td><td>91</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>95.65%</td><td>92</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>89.11%</td><td>101</td></tr></tbody></table>

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